61. Ecumenical Partnerships and Sharing Agreements

Contact Name and Details The Revd Neil A Stubbens, Connexional Ecumenical Officer [email protected]

Standing Order 334(5) requires all new schemes approved by the Synods under SO 412(2) and all Sharing Agreements authorised by the Ecumenical Officer (EO) to be reported to the Conference.

Key B Baptist CC Church Council CCP Churches in Covenanted Partnership CE Church of England CM Circuit Meeting JM Joint, vested in the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes M Methodist Church SCP Single Congregation Partnership PCW Presbyterian Church of Wales URC United Reformed Church UWI Union of Welsh Independents

A: SCHEMES APPROVED BY THE DISTRICT SYNODS UNDER SO 412(2)

1 Ecumenical Partnerships in Extended Areas

The following list records those ecumenical partnerships in extended areas established by the Synods and reported to the EO. It indicates the names of the partnerships, which Synod(s) established them, which local Methodist churches are involved (and whether they are also party to a Local Ecumenical Partnership), and which other churches are involved.

Synod(s) Churches in the Partnership Name of establishing Methodist Partnership the Others (Circuit Number) Partnership The Bestwood Bestwood Park (22/1) [SCP] Bestwood Park, Rise Park, Churches and Derby Rise Park (22/1) [SCP] Emmanuel, St Mark’s, St Matthew’s, St Philip’s (all CE)

Retford Area Sheffield Grove Street (25/19) Bole, Clarborough, Hayton, Covenant Hallcroft (25/19) Sturton le Steeple, Partnership Levertons (25/19) [SCP] , Laneham, North Wheatley (25/19) , Ordsall, Sutton- [SCP] cum-Lound, Askham, East Rampton (25/19) [SCP] Drayton, East Markham, Tuxford (25/19) Grove, Headon-cum-Upton, St Saviour's (), St Swithun's (Retford), St Michael's (Retford), Babworth, Ranby, Scofton, Bothamsall, Eaton, Elksley, Gamston and West Drayton (all CE) 2 Local Ecumenical Partnerships

The following list records those schemes approved by the Synods and reported to the EO. It indicates which other churches are involved and the nature of the partnership. It also records those Partnerships in which a new constitution has been adopted and whether the Synod issued or revoked a direction under SO 611.

Circuit Trustee Body Other Single Congregation New Partnership Direction issued No Church(es) Partnership (SCP) or (NP) or (DI) or revoked Churches in Covenanted New Constitution (DR) under Partnership (CCP) (NC) SO 611 11/4 Castle CC URC SCP NP DI

14/9 Emmanuel CC CE, URC CCP NP n/a [SCP] Fressingfield CC Harleston CC St Andrew’s CC Pulham Market CC Woodton CC 16/2 Roundhay CC CE CCP NP n/a

16/3 Armley Central B, URC SCP NP DI CC 16/17 Osset CC URC SCP NP DI

16/17 Trinity CC URC CCP NP n/a

19/1 Edge Lane CC CE, URC SCP NC _

19/15 Trinity Cheadle URC SCP NC _ CC 19/17 Whaley Bridge CC B, URC SCP NC _

22/3 Burton Joyce CC URC SCP NP DI

24/8 Central Torquay URC SCP NC DI CC 27/32 Wilsden CC URC SCP NC DI

27/35 Trinity Honley CC URC SCP NC DI

29/33 Copmanthorpe CE CCP NP n/a CC 29/37 Swanland CC URC SCP NC DI

***RESOLUTION

61/1. The Conference adopted the Report.

B: SHARING AGREEMENTS

The consent of the EO is required for the making or amendment of any Sharing Agreement (SA) under the Sharing of Church Buildings Act 1969 and, where any such Agreement requires consent, to its termination (SO 334(3)).

The first list in section 1 below reports the Sharing Agreements authorised by the EO and not previously reported to the Conference. Since not all Sharing Agreements so authorised come into effect, and those that do sometimes take a considerable time to reach that stage, further lists are provided to indicate those Sharing Agreements that have come into effect since the last Conference.

The list in Section 2 reports those Sharing Agreements to whose termination the EO has given consent during the past year.

1 Consents

Circuit Local or Building(s) to be Other Date of Date of Registered Date SA No Circuit shared and other Church(es) EO SA No registered Trustee details (including party to consent Body owner) the SA 5/1 Birmingham Carrs Lane Church URC 18/10/13 26/3/14 39/268 26/3/14 City Centre Centre CC Birmingham (Church: URC) 5/18 The Bridge St Luke’s Church CE 25/10/13 Church CC Evesham Road Headless Cross Redditch B97 4JX (Church: CE) 22/3 Burton Joyce Methodist Church URC 12/5/14 CC Burton Joyce Meadow Lane Burton Joyce Nottingham NG14 5EX (Church: M) 22/4 CM St Barnabas CE 11/10/13 10/6/14 39/270 17/6/14 Church Barn Croft Inham Nook Nottingham NG9 4HU (Church: CE) 27/31 Eldwick CC The Eldwick CE 25/3/14 26/3/14 39/269 26/3/14 Church Otley Road Eldwick Bingley (Church: CE)

Sharing Agreements registered since the last Conference to which EO consent was reported to the Conference in 2011:

2/24 Wesley Capel y Nant UWI, PCW 16/1/11 27/9/13 39/265 27/9/13 Clydach CC Heol y Nant Clydach Swansea (Church: UWI) 36/7 Guildford CC St Mary’s Church CE 21/2/14 Quarry Street Guildford GU1 3TY (Church: CE)

Sharing Agreements registered since (or just before) the last Conference to which EO consent was reported to the Conference in 2013:

6/14 Central CC Burnley Road CE 20/11/12 12/8/13 39/264 10/9/13 Bacup OL13 8AB (Church: M) 13/7 Danby CC Christ Church CE 13/11/12 1/10/13 39/266 1/10/13 Westerdale Whitby YO21 2DT (Church: CE) 23/29 North Schorne Lane CE 24/1/13 9/5/13 39/263 14/5/13 Marston CC North Marston Buckingham MK18 3PJ (Church: M) 23/29 North Parish Church of CE 24/1/13 9/5/13 39/263 14/5/13 Marston CC the Assumption of the BVM Schorne Lane North Marston Buckingham MK18 3PH (Church: CE) 27/36 Central Longcauseway URC 13/2/13 23/10/13 39/267 23/10/13 Dewsbury Princess of Wales CC Precinct Dewsbury WF13 1NH (Church: URC)

2 Terminations

Circuit Local or Building(s) shared Other Date of Date of Registered Date of No Circuit and other details Church(es) notice SA number termination Trustee (including owner) party to given by Body the SA EO 7/2 Lawrence Hill Ducie Road URC 16/7/13 19/8/82 38/262 31/8/13 CC Lincoln Street Bristol BS5 0BJ (Church: M) 7/2 Severn Beach Avenue CE 26/3/14 10/6/08 39/211 26/3/14 Beach CC Severn Beach Bristol (Church: M) 13/11 Sacriston CC Wesley Close CE _ 29/6/05 39/177 1/2/15 1 Sacriston Durham DH7 6JG (Church: JM) 13/12 CM St John the CE 26/9/13 30/3/01 39/097 26/10/13 Evangelist Rookhope Durham DL13 2BP (Church: CE) 18/13 CM St Michael’s, Ditton CE 17/9/13 29/6/94 38/973 31/12/13 Hough Green Widnes WA8 8XR (Church: CE) 20/1 CM St Columba’s CE 1/4/14 29/3/83 38/293 1/4/14 West View Wideopen Newcastle NE13 6NH (Church: CE) 23/26 CM 23 White Horse URC _ 30/10/01 39/108 24/1/14 Drive Emerson Valley Milton Keynes MK4 2AZ (Manse: URC) 26/1 CM Bitterne CE 12/5/14 12/5/03 39/142 31/8/14 1 Whites Road Southampton (Church: M) 26/1 CM Holy Saviour CE 12/5/14 12/5/03 39/142 31/8/14 1 Bitterne Precinct Bitterne Southampton (Church: CE) 26/20 CM 25 Vespasian Way URC _ 25/3/88 38/699 19/12/13 Dorchester DT1 2RD (Manse: URC) Circuit Local or Building(s) shared Other Date of Date of Registered Date of No Circuit and other details Church(es) notice SA number termination Trustee (including owner) party to given by Body the SA EO 28/9 St John’s Stone URC _ 28/2/02 39/113 11/12/13 2 Stone CC Walton Priory Middle School Beacon Rise Walton Stone ST15 0AL (Church: URC) 29/36 CM St Helen’s CE 24/6/14 12/10/04 39/164 24/1/141 Thorganby York (Church: CE) 35/30 Greenwich Christ Church CE, URC _ 30/8/95 39/008 31/5/14 United East Greenwich Church CC Trafalgar Road SE10 9EQ (Church: CE) 36/6 Chertsey CC St Peter’s CE, URC _ 16/1/81 38/166 9/2/14 Chertsey (Church: CE)

1 Date to be confirmed. 2 Formal notice not received by EO, but property sold by URC.

***RESOLUTION

61/2. The Conference adopted the Report.